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IBM
Connect:
The
happiest
place
on
earth
What
I
learned
and
why
I
can’t
wait
to
come
back
By
Alan
Hamilton,
Director
of
Software
Seric
Systems
Ltd
IBM
Champion
@AlanGHamilton
Arriving
in
Orlando
for
my
third
annual
conference
IBM
conference
was
like
coming
home
to
a
family
gathering.
I
lost
count
of
the
... [ + Read more ]

IBM
Connect:
Helping
make
a
Smarter
Workforce
By
Paul
Withers,
IBM
Notes
Domino
Consultant,
Intec
Systems
Ltd.
IBM
Champion
@PaulSWithers
One
of
the
key
messages
of
IBM
Connect
has
been
Smarter
Workforce.
It's
a
nice
concept,
but
how
do
you
get
a
smarter
workforce?
What
does
it
look
like?
For
managers,
how
can
... [ + Read more ]

Social
Lessons
from
the
3
L's
By
Keith
Brooks,
Social
and
Collaboration
Practice
Leader,
VoiceRite I
want
to
tell
you
about
a
session
at
Connect
that
not
only
met
my
expectations,
but
exceeded
them.
Tuesday's
session
by
the
3
Socials,
Louis
Richardson
(@inter_vivos),
Luis
Suarez
(@elsua)
and
Luis
Benitez
(@lbenitez),
all
IBMers,
was
just
... [ + Read more ]

From
email
to
social
email
and
application
experiences:
the
next
20
years
of
Notes
and
Domino?by
Jacques
Pavlenyi,
IBM
Collaboration
Solutions
Market
Management
Market
Segment
Manager
IBM
Notes
and
Domino
have
been
helping
customers
create
a
more
productive
workforce
for
23
years.
With
the
20th
anniversary
installment
of
Connect
2013,
we
are
excited
to
present
... [ + Read more ]

Celebrating
Community
Manager
Appreciation
Day
(#CMAD)
at
#IBMConnect
By
Jim
Storer,
Community
Roundtable
@JimStorer
Becoming
a
social
business
is
all
the
rage.
Executives
are
drinking
the
Kool-Aid,
organizing
teams
to
explore
the
use
of
social
tools
and
networks
to
aid
marketing,
customer
support,
product
innovation,
employee
retention
and
more.
And
these
teams
... [ + Read more ]

Need
a
plan
to
fund
your
social
software
projects?
by:
Mel
Treco,
IBM
Global
Financing,
Sales
Connect
2013
promises
to
be
full
of
exciting
technology
and
business
ideas
that
will
take
your
business
to
the
next
level.
However
you
may
be
wondering
how
to
fit
a
new
project
into
your
existing
budget.
Do
not
... [ + Read more ]

Stop
wasting
time
at
work
and
get
social!
by
Martin
Keen,
IBM
Redbooks
Project
Leader
Ever
get
to
the
end
of
a
long,
hectic
day,
exhausted,
only
to
think
“what
did
I
actually
DO
today?!”
There
were
emails
read
and
answered.
There
were
meetings—oh
so
many
meetings—attended.
But
productive
work?
Not
so
much.
If
that
sounds
familiar,
... [ + Read more ]

Change
is
social
By
Sasja
Beerendonk,
Collaboration
Consultant,
e-Office
Those
attending
IBM
Connect
may
be
very
familiar
with
socializing
and
networking,
but
your
employees
might
not
be
adopting
this
new
way
of
collaborating
so
easily.
In
my
session
'Become
a
Social
Business:
Leverage
User
Adoption
Through
Gamification'
I
explain
why
and
how
... [ + Read more ]

SocialBizUG.org
Rewards
IBM
Connect
Attendees
that
‘Mind
Their
Social
Business’
By
Sarah
Cenedella,
Senior
Product
Director
of
SocialBizUG.org
Earlier
this
month,
we
launched
SocialBizUG.org,
the
newly
revamped
and
rebranded
site
formerly
known
as
LotusUserGroup.org.
The
new
site,
which
is
built
on
IBM
Connections
4,
boasts
new
profiles,
blogs,
and
communities,
as
well
... [ + Read more ]

By
Donna
Bieg
IBM
Social
Engagement
and
InsightsIBM
Champion
Twitter
Photo
Game
at
IBM
Connect
Attending
IBM
Connect?
Join
the
fun!
Get
to
know
our
IBM
Champions
in
this
Twitter
Photo
“icebreaker”
game.
These
Champions
are
recognized
as
leaders
and
influencers
in
the
Social
Business
community. How
to
play:Introduce
... [ + Read more ]

Still
trying
to
decide
what
sessions
to
attend
at
IBM
Connect?
We
asked,
Adam
Smye-Rumsby,
IBM
client
technical
professional
and
IBM
Redbooks
Thought
Leader
to
share
his
schedule
of
must-see
sessions.
Do
you
agree?
Let
us
know.
Sessions
I'm
looking
forward
to
at
IBM
Connect
By
Adam
Smye-Rumsby,
IBM
Social
Business
While
... [ + Read more ]

Livestreaming
IBM
Connect
2013:
We’ve
got
the
schedule
By
Constance
Daglis,
IBM
Social
Business
Missing
out
on
this
year’s
IBM
Connect
2013?
First
off,
we
are
very
sorry
to
hear
this.
But
you
can
still
catch
some
of
the
best
right
from
your
office
chair.
And
you
know,
even
attendees
can’t
... [ + Read more ]

Keep
Calm
and
Travel(er)
On
By
Mitch
Cohen,
Messaging
and
Collaboration
Systems
Manager,
Colgate-Palmolive
@curiousmitch
There
are
hundreds
of
reasons
why
someone
would
want
to
attend
IBM
Connect.
Well
–
there
are
at
least
400
–
that’s
how
many
sessions
are
scheduled.
And
of
those
–
nearly
a
quarter
are
focused
on
Notes
... [ + Read more ]

Social
Buzz
talk
series:
The
Past,
Present,
and
Future
of
Data
By
Donna
Bieg,
IBM
Attending
IBM
Connect?
Take
a
break
and
recharge
your
mobile
device
in
the
Social
Cafe,
while
listening
to
short
informative
social
talks
by
industry
leaders
from
TechCrunch,
Deloitte
Digital,
Redbook
Thought
Leaders,
customers,
business
partners,
IBM,
and
... [ + Read more ]

Social
Buzz
talk
series:
The
value
of
social
By
Donna
Bieg,
IBM
Attending
IBM
Connect?
Take
a
break
and
recharge
your
mobile
device
in
the
Social
Cafe,
while
listening
to
short
informative
social
talks
by
industry
leaders
from
TechCrunch,
Deloitte
Digital,
Redbook
Thought
Leaders,
customers,
business
partners,
IBM
and
IBM
... [ + Read more ]